Open AccessSpigelia longiflora (Mart. et. Gal.): actividad antialimentaria en tres especies de insectos fitófagos
Author(s) -
Miguel Ángel Villavicencio,
Blanca Estela Pérez-Escandón
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
botanical sciences/botanical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.289
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 2007-4476
pISSN - 2007-4298
DOI - 10.17129/botsci.1351
Subject(s) - biology , spodoptera , botany , genetics , gene , recombinant dna
Insecto feeding activity of a fraction obtained from the leaves of Spigelia longiflora (Loganiaceae) was tested on the larvae of Pseudaletia unipuncta, Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera) and Epilachna varivestis (Coleoptera). All the three insect species refused to eat diets treated with the obtained fraction